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Australian company The Yield recently launched a new microclimate predictions system for growers of wine grapes and other climate-sensitive crops. Known as Sensing+™, the system combines sensing hardware, AI and grower-friendly mobile apps to enable “faster, more informed decision-making”.

Are you an ag, vet or animal sciences grad keen to contribute to a cutting-edge collaborative research project? Apply by 20 February for this $30,000 scholarship in virtual fencing at the Dairy Research Foundation.

An army of ag-bots is on the march, set to transform farming, with semi- and fully-automated ag operations already popping up all over the planet. The Australian Centre for Field Robotics at The University of Sydney is at the forefront of the agricultural robotics revolution.

A brace of Toowoomba-based entrepreneurs has received the thumbs-up from CASA for their inaugural global drone-developers' challenge, which they hope will help convince farmers and legislators that UAV use is safe, reliable and effective. More than $100,000 in prize money and some top research spots are up for grabs.

A new high-technology hub at The University of Sydney’s Australian Centre for Field Robotics will help prepare Australia’s horticulture sector us for a more efficient, productive and profitable future.

A smart new tool developed by Zimbabwean agricultural researchers could help smallholder farmers across Africa- and the world- identify the nutrients needed by any crops in any field, anytime, via mobile phone.